Senator Schumer Asks FTC to Probe Apple, Android:The senator wants the FTC to ensure the two app vendors take proper safety measures to prevent issues like photos and contacts being uploaded to app servers without users' informed consent. [Reuters]

Announcing: MIT App Inventor Open Beta Preview:Anyone with a Google account can once again access the graphical, building-block themed interface for creating Android apps. The project was retired by Google and passed into MIT's hands last year. [App Inventor Edu Dev Blogs]